Maharashtra Devdasi System (Abolition) Act, 2005
Bare Act · 2005
- Act number
- 33 of 2006
- Enacted
- 11 August 2006
- Contents
- 22 sections
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Contents
- Section 1 – Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 – Definitions
- Section 3 – Dedication as Devdasi unlawful
- Section 4 – Marriage of Devdasi
- Section 5 – Control Board
- Section 6 – Powers, functions and duties of Control Board (preview)
- Section 7 – Disqualification and removal of nominated members (preview)
- Section 8 – Constitution of District Committee (preview)
- Section 9 – Powers, functions and duties of District Committee (preview)
- Section 10 – Devdasi Prevention Officers (preview)
- Section 11 – Offences and penalties (preview)
- Section 12 – Cognizance of offence (preview)
- Section 13 – Limitation not to apply for taking cognizance (preview)
- Section 14 – Procedure to be followed in tiral (preview)
- Section 15 – Copy of information by police to be forwarded to District Committee (preview)
- Section 16 – Copy of judgment to be forwarded to District Committee (preview)
- Section 17 – Publication of fact of conviction, etc (preview)
- Section 18 – Public servants (preview)
- Section 19 – Protection of action taken in good faith (preview)
- Section 20 – Power to make rules (preview)
- Section 21 – Removal of difficulty (preview)
- Section 22 – Repeal and saving (preview)